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Man tries to sell girlfriend's baby online

Published On: Aug 07 2013 09:55:17 AM CDT

You can find a lot of things on Craigslist, but a New York man is accused of trying to sell his girlfriend's baby on the site.

Paul Marquez, 23, has pleaded not guilty to endangering the welfare of a child and other charges after police say he posted ads to sell the 2-month-old baby of the woman he was dating, New York TV station WCBS reported.

He told police he became upset because the 19-year-old woman wasn't paying as much attention to him as he wanted.

As revenge, he posted the ads on Craigslist, according to police.

His post, riddled with spelling errors, read:

"Heyy I have a 2 month old baby...she loves to play nd have her little fun but there is only 1 problem, the doctor said that she has asthma nd if she turns a certain way she can stop breathing, she's really getting on my nerves nd I don't want her Please email me"

The baby's mother called police after someone called her about the ad.

People who know Marquez are stunned by the allegations, telling WCBS he has a 2-year-old child of his own.

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